[Verse 1] The sun was just a rumor behind the Shell sign neon glow Five wild horses in a rust-bucket, with nowhere left to go We weren’t looking for the future, we weren’t running from the law Just chasing every Slurpee dream and every girl we saw The parking lot was holy ground, the asphalt was our map We didn't need a destination to bridge the Friday gap Just the hum of the tires and a quarter-tank of gas Watching every boring moment turn to gold before it passed. [Chorus] Oh, we were burning bright on a town that never slept Keeping every reckless promise that the weekend ever kept Time is just a distance now, across the ocean, through the years But that engine’s still turning, ringing in my ears It’s a living, breathing circuit, a flash of chrome and fire The Horses are still rolling on the memory in the wire! [Verse 2] Yeah, the road eventually split up, like we knew it had to do One found the Southern Cross, and one went back into the blue The cards are back in the deck now, and the pool halls all went dark But I still feel the heat rising from the bonfire in the park I don't look back to mourn the ghosts or cry for what is gone I look back to steal the spark that keeps the current coming on Because a bond like that don't fracture, it just finds a different key You’re still riding in the shotgun, right here next to me. Yaaaa ! [Guitar solo: High-energy, climbing harmonies] [Chorus] Oh, we were burning bright on a town that never slept Keeping every reckless promise that the weekend ever kept Time is just a distance now, across the ocean, through the years But that engine’s still turning, ringing in my ears It’s a living, breathing circuit, a flash of chrome and fire The Horses are still rolling on the memory in the wire! [Bridge] The bridge we used to hide beneath is weathered down to stone But the weight of what we carried then, I’ve never felt alone It’s not a sad story, it’s a manual of light A blueprint of the feeling when the world was finally right! [Chorus] Oh, we were burning bright on a town that never slept Keeping every reckless promise that the weekend ever kept Time is just a distance now, across the ocean, through the years But that engine’s still turning, ringing in my ears It’s a living, breathing circuit, a flash of chrome and fire The Horses are still rolling on the memory in the wire! [Outro] Five Wild Horses... (Still rolling) In the circuit... (Still glowing) Across the wire... (Still knowing) Yeah, the current never dies!
